27 May 2013
Songwon appoints Peter Berka as Manager Sales and Distribution in Europe
Ulsan, Korea - May 27, 2013 - Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has appointed Peter Berka as Manager Sales and Distribution in Europe. In this role, which he started on May 2, 2013, he will report to Elena Scaltritti, Songwon's Sales Director for Greater Europe.
23 May 2013
Songwon Industrial Group announces positive Q1 2013 financial results
Ulsan, Korea – May 23, 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com), is pleased to announce its Q1 financial results for 2013. The detailed Q1 2013 financial results report, which is compliant with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K–IFRS”), can be downloaded on: www.songwon.com/en/investors/financialresults.
8 May 2013
Songwon at Feiplastic 2013
Ulsan, Korea – May 8, 2013 – Songwon (www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, will participate at Feiplastic 2013 in São Paulo, Brazil (May 20-24) – Stand G91. Feiplastic 2013 is an international trade fair for the plastics market and will be the host to key industry players that will showcase their latest technologies and products. Songwon will co-exhibit with NEXO International, their distributor for Latin America (http://nexointernational.com.br/nexo/). Through this partnership Songwon is able to improve the quality of service and security of supply to its customers.
25 Apr 2013
Songwon showcases important additions to its comprehensive product range at Chinaplas 2013
Ulsan, Korea — April 25, 2013 — Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com), will once again take its place at Chinaplas 2013 (Hall 10.2, Booth A51) as the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and a leading global producer and supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry.
23 Apr 2013
Songwon appoints Jungdu Kim as Technical Service Manager for North East Asia
Ulsan, Korea – April 23, 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has appointed Jungdu Kim as their new Technical Service Manager for the North East Asia region (NEA). Effective since April 1, 2013 Jungdu will be responsible for driving technical sales and identifying growth opportunities through providing technical direction and service to customers across Songwon’s extensive product portfolio. Jungdu will also provide support to the commercial organization in implementing value propositions and new product introductions. In this role he will report to Thomas Schmutz, Songwon’s Director of Global Technical Service as well as KY Lee, the NEA Director of Sales.
18 Apr 2013
Songwon appoints Shunichi Watanabe as Executive Vice President of Operations for Japan
Ulsan, Korea — April 18, 2013 — Songwon (www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, and a leading global supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry, has appointed Shunichi (Shun) Watanabe as their new Executive Vice President (EVP) of Operations for Japan as of April 1st 2013. Shun has almost 30 years of experience in the chemical industry, working for a number of international corporations in Japan as well as overseas where he has held leadership roles in general management, sales and marketing, and business development.
15 Apr 2013
Songwon enlarges its global footprint by appointing Sun Ace as their new distributor for the Sub-Saharan Africa region
Ulsan, Korea – April 15, 2013 – As per April 15, 2013 Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has appointed Sun Ace of South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (www.sunace.co.za) based in Johannesburg, South Africa, as their new exclusive distributor for the Sub-Saharan Africa region for antioxidants, UV’s (both Sabostab® Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers, Songsorb® Ultraviolet Light Absorbers), One Pack Systems (OPS), Rubber-Chemicals, Tin Intermediates, SAP and Ink Binders. Sun Ace is part of a network of specialty additives and chemical manufacturing facilities and has offices in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
2 Apr 2013
Songwon appoints Thomas Schmutz as Director of Global Technical Service
Ulsan, Korea – April 2, 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com) has announced that as of April 1, Thomas Schmutz has taken over the role of Director of Global Technical Service from Joachim Bayer, who moves into a strategic business management role. Songwon is committed to becoming the supplier of choice through delivering better quality, better service and better value making this position critical to the success of their continued global growth agenda.
25 Mar 2013
Songwon Additive Technologies Americas to start up OPS plant in Houston, USA in April 2013
Houston, Texas USA – March 25, 2013 – Songwon Additive Technologies Americas has announced that production of OPS products (One Pack Systems) is to start at a new facility in Houston, USA in April this year. The Houston facility will have an initial capacity of 7.000 metric tons per year and follows Songwon’s investment in Additives Technology Greiz (ATG) in 2011 which was doubled in capacity in 2012 to 14.000 metric tons per year.
13 Mar 2013
Songwon to demonstrate a broad range of automotive solutions at the VDI Congress in Mannheim
Ulsan, Korea - March 13, 2013 - Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world, and a leading global supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry, is once again to participate in the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering Congress in Mannheim, Germany (March 13-14, 2013). Songwon's additives play an important role in automotive applications by improving processing parameters and increasing the properties of plastic parts in all vehicles.
19 Feb 2013
Leading antioxidant producer Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. to restructure financials and set foundation for strong growth
Seoul, Korea – February 19, 2013 – Ulsan-based Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. (CEO Jongho Park), a leading producer of Specialty Chemicals and in particular of plastic antioxidants, announces plans to secure financing that will ensure financial stability and establish a firm foundation for the company’s future growth. The company has concluded an agreement with five lenders on February 18th for a syndicated loan valued at KRW 220 billion with Korea Exchange Bank as the lead institution and Woori Bank as the joint lead.
5 Feb 2013
Songwon Industrial Group concludes 2012 with positive Q4 and year end financial results
Ulsan, Korea – February 5, 2013 – Songwon Industrial Group (www.songwon.com), the second largest manufacturer of polymer stabilizers in the world and a leading global producer and supplier of additives and other chemicals to the plastic industry, announces preliminary, unaudited total sales revenues for the 4th quarter of 2012 of 151’594 Mil. KRW with gross profits of 30’872 Mil. KRW and a profit for the period of 3’834 Mil. KRW.
